Fourteen ISIS terrorists and Iraqi Security personnel killed in confrontations in Kirkuk

Fourteen ISIS militants and security personnel were killed as confrontations broke out in South of Kirkuk, a security source said.

“Iraqi Popular Mobilization Forces invaded Kadamat village, south of Kirkuk, where confrontations occurred against ISIS militants,” the source said, Baghdad Today reported.

“Troops managed to kill 10 ISIS members, but the clashes also “left four PMFs personnel killed,” according to the source.

“The operation was carried out to comb the regions between Kadamat and the borders of al-Rashad, Southwest of Kirkuk, and follow the militant group’s pockets,” the source said.

Operations were launched in late September to liberate Hawija, Southwest of Kirkuk, before Iraqi Prime Minister Haidar al-Abadi announced freeing the town in October.

Iraqi troops managed to retake several ISIS strongholds including Mosul and Tal Afar in Nineveh, Hawija in Kirkuk and Annah and Qaim in Anbar.

Violence in the country has surged further with the emergence of ISIS militants who proclaim a “rule” in Iraq and Syria in 2014.

114 Iraqi civilians were killed, while 244 others were wounded as result of terrorism, violence and armed conflicts, according to a monthly release by the United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI), issued on Wednesday.

Baghdad was the worst affected province, coming in the first place with 177 civilian casualties, including 38 killed, 139 injured. Anbar province followed with 36 killed and 55 injured, and then Kirkuk with 18 killed and 33 injured.

Source: Farsnews